ABSTRACT
Throughout the evolution of community education since the days of Henry Morris in the 1930s three broad currents have merged which Martin describes in detail. Despite the differences there are a number of key principles which are most commonly shared. In Education for Citizenship, the National Curriculum guidance document, the curriculum components represent either points of delivery for community education or aspects of the social, political and economic life of communities it serves. Four schools that agreed with these principles and had a proven record of innovation joined the project in September 1991. They were: Victoria Junior School and Rushden Secondary School in Northamptonshire and Wallbrook Primary School and Coseley Secondary School in Dudley. The chapter focuses on two issues – partnership and controversy – which arose during the project and may be of interest to readers intending to engage in similar work.
